“…Beyond personal attributes and resources, PTG appears to be enhanced when people are able to draw upon social support, including positive family environment, community resources, and social networks (e.g., Kaniasty & Norris, ; Norris & Kaniasty, ; Hobfoll et al., ; Vranceanu, Hobfoll, & Johnson, ). One of the challenges of natural disasters is that their widespread effect may limit the ability of community and family members to provide emotional and material support because potential support providers themselves are dealing with the aftermath (Schaefer & Moos, ; Schulenberg et al., ). Because social support is both important to recovery and placed under immense pressure during natural disasters, it was included as a variable in the present study.…”